ReviewBritish journal of pharmacology2018
P2X7 as a scavenger receptor for innate phagocytosis in the brain.
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- P2X7 receptor-dependent microglia-astrocyte coupling in Alzheimer's disease: from eATP sensing to synaptic and proteostatic failure.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
- P2RX7 modulates the function of human microglia-like cells and mediates the association of IL18 with Alzheimer's disease traits.Neurobiology of disease · 2025Article
- Microglial replacement in a Sandhoff disease mouse model reveals myeloid-derived β-hexosaminidase is necessary for neuronal health.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Therapeutic potential of P2X7 receptor in retinal diseases.Purinergic signalling · 2025Review
- The Multifaceted Role of P2X7R in Microglia and Astrocytes.Neurochemical research · 2025Review
- Extracellular ATP regulates phagocytic activity, mitochondrial respiration, and cytokine secretion of human astrocytic cells.Purinergic signalling · 2025Article
- P2X7R antagonism suppresses long-lasting brain hyperexcitability following traumatic brain injury in mice.Theranostics · 2025Article
- Excitotoxic Storms of Ischemic Stroke: A Non-neuronal Perspective.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Review
- Myeloid-derived β-hexosaminidase is essential for neuronal health and lysosome function: implications for Sandhoff disease.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Extracellular Purine Metabolism-Potential Target in Multiple Sclerosis.Molecular neurobiology · 2024Review
- The P2X7 Receptor is a Master Regulator of Microparticle and Mitochondria Exchange in Mouse Microglia.Function (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Human P2X7 receptor variants Gly150Arg and Arg276His polymorphisms have differential effects on risk association and cellular functions in pancreatic cancer.Cancer cell international · 2024Article
- C-C motif chemokine receptor 2 and 7 synergistically control inflammatory monocyte recruitment but the infecting virus dictates monocyte function in the brain.Communications biology · 2024Article
- P2X7 Receptor in Dendritic Cells and Macrophages: Implications in Antigen Presentation and T Lymphocyte Activation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Modulation of Microglial Function by ATP-Gated P2X7 Receptors: Studies in Rat, Mice and Human.Cells · 2024Review
- Unlocking the therapeutic potential of P2X7 receptor: a comprehensive review of its role in neurodegenerative disorders.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- The P2X7 Receptor, a Multifaceted Receptor in Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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Abstract
The P2X7 receptor has been widely studied for its ATP-induced pro-inflammatory effect, but in the absence of a ligand, P2X7 has a second function as a scavenger receptor, which is active in the development of the human brain. The scavenger activity of P2X7 is only evident in the absence of serum but is fully active in cerebrospinal fluid. P2X7 on the cell surface is present as a membrane complex, and an attachment to non-muscle myosin of the cytoskeleton is required for particle engulfment. Selective antagonists of P2X7 pro-inflammatory function have little effect on phagocytosis, but inheritance of a variant haplotype spanning the P2RX7 and P2RX4 genes has been associated with loss of P2X7-mediated phagocytosis. Recent studies in mice suggest that the innate phagocytosis mediated by P2X7 receptors declines with ageing. Thus, defective P2X7-mediated phagocytosis may contribute to age-related neuro-degenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, age-related macular degeneration and primary progressive multiple sclerosis.
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